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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age does Lalami say she began to experience harassment in Morocco?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

2. What event occurred while Lalami lived in Koreatown which made her feel closer to her neighbors?
(a) A pandemic.
(b) A drought.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A wild fire.

3. What is something Lalami says all citizens should have access to at the end of "Do Not Despair This Country"?
(a) A living wage.
(b) A nice car.
(c) A travel stipend.
(d) A furnished home.

4. How much do Black women make per every dollar a man makes, according to Lalami in "Caste"?
(a) 99 cents.
(b) 85 cents.
(c) 65 cents.
(d) 25 cents.

5. According to Lalami, the following is a definition of what: “a system that gives members of the dominant group both immediate and generational benefits that are not accessible to members of non-dominant groups” (99).
(a) Sexism.
(b) Racism.
(c) Prejudice.
(d) The United States Government.

6. At the end of "Do Not Despair This Country," what does Lalami say must be overturned?
(a) The militarization of borders.
(b) Restrictive voting policies.
(c) The Muslim ban.
(d) Roe v. Wade.

7. In 2010, after campaign for a write in option on the census marked "Other" what were Arabs informed would happen if they checked other and wrote in Arab?
(a) They would be marked as Black.
(b) They would be marked as Arab.
(c) Their census data would not be counted.
(d) They would be marked as white.

8. Despite being secular, what common Muslim rule did Lalami's father enforce?
(a) She could not leave the house.
(b) She could not attend school.
(c) She could not manage household finances.
(d) She could not date.

9. What does Lalami say happened as a result of the crack epidemic in the 1980s?
(a) Mass incarceration of Black men and women.
(b) Drug prevention education became more prevalent in schools.
(c) The stigma against drug addiction was shattered.
(d) More access to drug treatment.

10. How much do white women make per every dollar a man makes, according to Lalami in "Caste"?
(a) 80 cents.
(b) $1.00.
(c) 30 cents.
(d) $1.35.

11. At the time of Trump's promise of a Muslim ban, how long had it been since a national of the countries in the ban perpetrated an attack on U.S. soil?
(a) Less than 5 years.
(b) At least 40 years.
(c) Over 100 years.
(d) Approximately 10 years.

12. How old was Lalami's daughter when they moved to Casablanca where she could learn to speak Arab?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 16.
(d) 3.

13. What does Lalami say is the "absence of race" (94) in "Tribe"?
(a) White.
(b) Asian.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Black.

14. What term did Robin DiAngelo term which refers to the umbrage she claims many whites react with when being told that they likely profit from systemic racism?
(a) White fragility.
(b) White anxiety.
(c) White privilege.
(d) White frailty.

15. What does Christine Blasey Ford accused the Supreme Court nominee of doing?
(a) Lying about his credentials.
(b) Trying to bribe her.
(c) Attempting to rape her.
(d) Stealing from her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lalami decide not to go to HR after she was fired from her first job after grad school?

2. Lalami begins the chapter "Tribe" with a conversation she had with her daughter while reading what book?

3. What box does Lalami say she used to check when first confronted with American paperwork that included a section on race?

4. What does Lalami say about how women who "speak clearly and forcefully" (144) are viewed?

5. What does Lalami write happened to Blasey Ford after she came forward?

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